PELLET SPILLAGES: AREA WE READY TO TACKLE THEM?

Garbiñe Ayensa has a PhD in biological sciences. As head of the Documentation and Scientific Support Unit of the Technological Institute for the Control of the Marine Environment of Galicia (INTECMAR), she has been involved in accidental marine pollution of the coastal environment for 19 years. Its work focuses on supporting the Territorial Contingency Plan for Accidental Marine Pollution in Galicia (Plan Camgal) embedded in the Spanish National Response System. She has participated and participates in numerous international projects focused on the fight against marine pollution and is part of the driving team of the Coastal Observatory of the Government of Galicia, part of the transboundary observatory RAIA. He is currently involved in the development, among others, of the Free-LitterAT (Atlantic Area) project focused on supporting the response to marine litter.